How popular is the name Kathy?

Kathy ranks 66th among girls' names in US records, with 536,243 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,292.

Is Kathy a unisex name?

No. Kathy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1958, when 36,592 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Cathy. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#66 of girl names

Pronounced K AE1 TH IY0 (ARPABET)

Kathy is a girls' name, and first appears in 1910. It has been given to 536,243 children — the 66th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1958, when 36,592 children were given it.

Cathy is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1958Girls: 36,592Boys: 64

These spellings sound identical to Kathy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kathy?: Kathy ranks 66th among girls' names in US records, with 536,243 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,292.
Is Kathy a unisex name?: No. Kathy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kathy most popular?: 1958, when 36,592 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kathy spelled?: Cathy. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.